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Validation of Manhattan risk to predict aGvHD severity in Rapamycin and PTCy-based prophylaxis: a study on 459 consecutive HCT patients

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Fig. 1: Transplant outcomes by Manhattan risk.

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AC, FC, MTLS and AR, designed the research, AC collected the data, JEG and AR analyzed the data, AC, and AR wrote the manuscript; MCA, LL, ED, AB, SP, DC, SM, LV, RG, FF, AC, DS, AA, GMB, SM, CC, MB, AA, were in charge of patients and provided critical review of the manuscript. Data are available upon request to the corresponding author.

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Criscimanna, A., Galimard, J.E., Auriemma, M.C. et al. Validation of Manhattan risk to predict aGvHD severity in Rapamycin and PTCy-based prophylaxis: a study on 459 consecutive HCT patients. Bone Marrow Transplant 60, 1394–1397 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41409-025-02677-0

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